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Herbalife Hires Antonio Villaraigosa, Preps For Battle With Latino Lawmakers Over Pyramid Scheme Allegation

In his retirement, former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has decided to enter the exciting world of multi-level marketing, taking on a new role as adviser to Herbalife, the Amway of nutritional supplements.The move comes as Herbalife hires lobbyists and gears up for a battle on Capitol Hill over it ... More >>

#LAWebAwards: The 2013 Winners List

The Internet just won't stand still. A few years ago it was all about Facebook and Twitter. Then Pinterest, then GIFs. Now we're all taking a crash course in something called Vine. Oh, and did you hear MySpace is back — and Yahoo is beating Google? But as online life continues to evolve, the ... More >>

Twinkies Are Back on Shelves!

Good news for Hostess snack fans: Twinkies are back in stores today. It's the first of the brand's snack cakes to make a comeback after an eight-month hiatus. Mini Muffins, Coffee Cakes, Ho Hos, Orange CupCakes, Suzy Qs, Zingers, Sno-Balls and Fruit Pies are all scheduled to return in coming months, ... More >>

Dodgers Pull into New York for Don Mattingly Lovefest While L.A. Fans Steam

Losers of six of eight, the Dodgers pull into the Bronx today for a pair of interleague games with their long-time World Series rivals, the New York Yankees. And much to the dismay of the City of Dodgers, it's going to be 48 hours of Don Mattingly-inspired reminiscing, with a laser-like focus on hi ... More >>

Sage Stallone, Sylvester Stallone's Son, Found Dead in Hollywood Hills Apartment: Report

A former child actor and current Hollywood mini-mogul with an iconic last name was found dead in his Hollywood Hills home today, reports the New York Post. Sage Moonblood Stallone, 36, son of actor Sylvester Stallone and actress Sasha Czack, is best known for playing his father's on-film son in Roc ... More >>

Charlie Sheen's Phone Number is 310-954-7277 (or at Least it Used to be) ...

TwitterTechnolosing.​Charlie Sheen's phone number is 310-954-7277. At least it used to be. You see, if the actor is "winning," it sure doesn't seem like it, at least when it comes to using social media. It appears that Sheen intended to send a direct message to the teen "bro" Justin Bieber, ... More >>

Vin Scully Trends on Twitter, As America Searches For Relief From Joe Buck

Vin Scully: trending​For a brief period during last night's World Series game, Vin Scully was trending on Twitter. It was not -- as many Twitter users feared -- because he had died.Instead, it was because sportswriter Joe Posnanski asked his followers who should be calling the games. Scully was th ... More >>

Book Review: Try This: Traveling the Globe Without Leaving the Table

​That circumstances change the way we approach our lives is hardly a revolutionary statement -- on Saturdays, farmers' market shopping feels like a luxurious escape, on weeknights grocery shopping quickly becomes that dreaded after-work chore. And so with those 405 homebrew-friendly roadblocks ... More >>

Cannes 2011: Lars von Trier Kicked Out

Lars von Trier's Melancholia​ CANNES, FRANCE -- Big news day on La Croisette: First, the only outside story with any traction here became a bit more intense when reports of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's resignation fueled the conspiracy stories to which some French subscribe: Had the IMF chief been ... More >>

Gilt Taste Lauches: Ruth Reichl's Fabulous Prose & Fancy Cheese Store

Gilt TasteSeriously pretty asparagus​ For those of you who've been staring bleakly at your old dust and demi-glace covered copies of Gourmet, or stalking Ruth Reichl via Twitter, you now have a shiny new website to visit. Gilt Taste officially launched yesterday, with Reichl as the editorial a ... More >>

Troy Jackson, a.k.a. Streetball Player 'Escalade,' Dies in L.A. During NBA All-Star Weekend

YouTubeTroy 'Escalade' Jackson.​Troy "Escalade" Jackson, a prominent figure on the "streetball" circuit and brother of former Knicks player Mark Jackson, died in his sleep, reportedly at an L.A. hotel room during NBA All-Star Weekend. The cause of death was still under investigation. NBA lum ... More >>

Lara Logan, CBS Reporter and Warzone 'It Girl,' Raped Repeatedly Amid Egypt Celebration

Lara Logan, the "60 Minutes" firecracker who was raped at the moment of Egypt's overthrow​Updated after the jump: Commenters respond to bloggers respond to reporters respond to Tweeters respond to the inexcusable crime against Lara Logan. Breaking news: South African TV journalist Lara Logan ... More >>

Ronni Chasen Said She Was Being Followed: Signs Of Possible Professional Hit On Hollywood Publicist Growing

The Hollywood ReporterRonni Chasen could have been targeted by professionals. But why?​Some experts say Ronni Chasen's homicide looks like it was a professional hit. The New York Post reports that Chasen thought she was being followed in March and was "scared." At the the same time a resident ... More >>

Been There. Done What?!

Jillian Lauren opens up about her life as a teenage harem girl in Brunei

Pee-Wee's Big Comeback

18 years after a bruising fall, Paul Reubens returns to an L.A. stage

The Curious Case of Jay Carson

"It's a weird thing," a California Democratic insider tells L.A. Weekly. "It doesn't make sense at all. Why would he go from Bill Clinton to Hillary Clinton to Steve Bing to Antonio Villaraigosa? Why would he work for a lame duck mayor?" ​A weird thing, indeed. But Jay Carson, a thirty-something, ... More >>

BREAKING: DJ AM Dies in New York

Story developing. Refresh often for updates. Flier for DJ AM's welcome home gig last fall at Avalon Hollywood​ TMZ is reporting that DJ AM, born in Philadelphia but a longtime LA resident, has been found dead in New York. AM was the co-owner of the popular high-end Hollywood nightclub LAX, ... More >>

SEC Investigating American Apparel?

UPDATE: See American Apparel's response to story.A New York Post item claims that the Securities and Exchange Commission is reviewing a trove of emails that were pilfered December 24 when American Apparel's computers were accessed by an unidentified hacker. One of the messages is purportedly from AA ... More >>

The Saga Behind Harvey Weinstein, Scott Rudin and The Reader

A $1 million offer I couldn't refuse

Left, Right and Center

Sifting through the LA Weekly mailbag over the weekend, I couldn't help but take perverse amusement at a number of virulent missives written in response to my review of An American Carol, the independently produced and distributed right-wing propaganda movie that opened on Friday and ended the week ... More >>

The Lies and Follies of Laura Albert, a.k.a. JT LeRoy

No exit plan

2007 Film Poll: If It Bleeds, It Leads

Dark and violent movies top the year’s best. What are we — at war or something?

Aaron Cohen: Sex Slaves, Drug Trade and Rock n' Roll

In his quest to free slaves around the world, Aaron Cohen thought he’d seen it all. Then he went to Myanmar.

Splitsville

Watch out for whiplash as Villaraigosa spins his wrecked marriage

Splitsville: Villaraigosa Spins his Wrecked Marriage

Watch out for whiplash

Bond and Gagged

Why Daniel Craig had a far better weekend than either Michael Richards or Phillippe’s flack

Terror in the Aisles

The snakes that didn’t save Hollywood, and the suit who just might

Punk Puppet Apocalypse

Starring members of Green Day, Rancid, X and more, Live Freaky! Die Freaky! is guaranteed to offend

Blame Ovitz: When Art Started Imitating Hollywood

Ellis Island

The novelist as his own antihero

Storming Fort Brag

Military fakes and the people who bust them

Meeting Al-Jazeera

The new documentary Control Room shows the way Arabs and Americans look at the same events and see two entirely different things

The Devils' Advocates

How Arkansas’ West Memphis Three went from convicts to L.A.’s cause célèbre

Raw Deals

The Times’ funny numbers, Sharon Davis’ secret memo and a loophole that could help Cruz rake in Indian casino money

Revising History

The real Jessica Lynch story

Curb Your SUV

Laurie David put celebrity activism in the driver's seat

Hold the Politics

Why the government in the weeklies’ antitrust case should leave ideology alone

Free Radical

Country maverick Steve Earle vs. the Nashville machine

Do Two Rights Make a Wrong?

Not this time: New mag publishers Pat Buchanan and Taki Theodoracopulos take on the neoconservatives

The Untold Story

How corporate takeovers make the media less curious

HOLLYWOOD REUNION: Behind the Musical

Richard Meltzer, Noise Boy

Desert Foxes

Letters

Plather

New books on Sylvia and Ted

Helter Swelter

Blood, sand and the first temptation of Boston Teran

L.A. Weekly: The paper That Wouldn’t Die

Neckties, 9 to 5 and Cocktail Parties

The New York School of Poets

All the President's Flings

Let's separate the women from the girls

Sweet Heart